Stone Harbor

Stone Harbor will introduce its municipal budget on Tuesday.  Council is also expected to approve resolutions that adjust the salaries of beach patrol members, and establish fees for special events.  Tuesday’s meeting starts at 4:30pm.

The Stone Harbor Borough Council will meet Tuesday in work session and discuss a potential increase in the local purpose tax rate.  According to documents issued on the municipal website, the tax rate may go up by slightly over a penny.  There is a proposed increase in the tax levy …

Funeral services will be held Saturday in Stone Harbor for former Stone Harbor councilman and Wildwood High School teacher William Stump.  Stump passed away Thursday at his home at the age of 70.  Stump was a mathematics teacher at Wildwood High for nearly three decades.  Services will nbe held at …

Stone Harbor has named former South Jersey assemblyman Robert Smith as its new business administrator.  Smith replaces Jill Gougher, who is retiring at the end of next week.  Smith recently served as administrator in Kearny.

Stone Harbor’s government will reorganize on Tuesday afternoon, and the governing body will swear in four members to Council seats.  Jennifer Gensemer, Charles Krafczek, Reese Moore, and Frank Dallahan will all be sworn in to various terms of office.  A new council will president will also be selected.

The cost of a day at the beach is going up in Stone Harbor in 2020.  The municipality announced on its website that the price for in-season beach tags sold after May 31st will rise to $30.  Pre-season purchases will save five dollars.

Stone Harbor has completed the move of its communication services to County dispatch.  Stone Harbor is the latest community to join the service, which is located in Lower Township.  Stone Harbor had an agreement with Avalon; Avalon may transition over to County dispatch in the new year.

Stone Harbor officials announced that they had to send out corrected water and sewer bills this month.  A computer system caused an error in the billing, and a revised billing was mailed out on November 13th.  Residents can go to the Borough website to get information to find out exactly …

Fire crews from Stone Harbor were called out late Tuesday night to battle a blaze located in an apartment building at 88th Street and Third Avenue in the community.   The fire started shortly before midnight on the second floor of the building before spreading to a third floor.  There are …

Stone Harbor’s council held a special meeting Thursday to formally reject a plan that would have topped sand and vegetation from dunes for a mini beach fill project.  Stone Harbor is handcuffed for a hydraulic fill in part due to a restriction to use sand in Hereford Inlet imposed by …